Molines en Queyras france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Molines en Queyras France.
Molines en Queyras Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1962 the French ski resort Molines en Queyras lies at 2850 metres altitude in the Hautes - Alpes region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Molines en Queyras ski area is snow sure. Over 6 snow cannons ensure artificial Molines en Queyras snow making covers 7.6km of ski trails, which equates to around 20 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Molines en Queyras (France) is Grenoble at a distance of 180km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Molines en Queyras ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Under-developped ski area little known outsuide France and close to the Italian border ( 22km, pass open in Summer). Limited facilities but friendly, relaxed and unpretentious atmosphere and very reasonable prices.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Molines en Queyras France
Beginner Trails
 7 runs 1.82km |
20% |
Intermediate Trails
 7 runs 13km |
20% |
Advanced Trails
 17 runs 16.5km |
50% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
8% |
Molines en Queyras Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Molines en Queyras Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 38km |
| total length of Molines en Queyras trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | W |
| direction Molines en Queyras ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2850m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1750m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1750m |
| centre of Molines en Queyras ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1100m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1100m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Molines en Queyras
Skiing Molines en Queyras you'll enjoy 34 pistes and trails and that means approximately 38km of ski runs. Molines en Queyras lifts number 16 with the capacity to uplift 12000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Molines en Queyras is over 2.5km long.
Molines en Queyras Ski Area
Molines en Queyras ski area has 20% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 20% intermediate, 50% advanced ski slopes and 8% for expert skiers - the most difficult Molines en Queyras piste is the 2km Le Telias run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Molines en Queyras after dark.
Molines en Queyras for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Molines en Queyras
If you snowboard Molines en Queyras you'll want to know that, of the 16 ski lifts in total, 14 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Molines en Queyras snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Molines en Queyras snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Molines en Queyras for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Molines en Queyras Apres Ski
The apres ski Molines en Queyras scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
7 apres ski bars 8 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Mountain Biking, Ski Touring.
Molines en Queyras for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Molines en Queyras Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Molines en Queyras resort - ski Molines en Queyras by any other name
The French ski resort of Molines en Queyras ski resort is also known as Beauregard and has the following common misspellings:
Molines en Queyras ski area has ski slopes which face W
The direction which the various Molines en Queyras ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Molines en Queyras ski resort has ski slopes facing W.
Molines en Queyras for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall